Suite 147
Mesa, AZ 85206
Sat 8AM to 12PM
Suite 147
Mesa, AZ 85206
Sat 8AM to 12PM
During an initial evaluation, I ask my patients what form of exercise they like to partake in. I always want to know what kind of activity is important for YOU, the patient, to get back into. One of the most common forms of exercise is running. Why? Because it has a...
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If you are a long-time runner, or you have just started to prepare for those 5K events, I’m sure you have heard of IT band syndrome (aka IT syndrome or ITBS). It is...
Shin splints (also known as medial tibial stress syndrome) is a debilitating injury that affects 5-35% of runners at some point. It can make even a five-minute run feel like...
I know this sounds crazy. A physical therapy clinic telling me why I shouldn’t do physical therapy. I understand physical therapy is a bit of a grudge purchase and have...
Top 10 Myths About Back Pain We can make self-driving cars, but back pain is worse off now than it was 30 years ago. In fact, it is even more costly now than it was 30 years...
I recently had a 38-year-old patient tell me that it is time for her to get a new knee because she is starting to hear popping/clicking in the knee… This seems to be a...
It is almost a daily occurrence that somebody walks through my doors and says “I have a torn rotator cuff”. Maybe some other versions of that (i.e. torn rotator cup,...
The beliefs of back pain that I have gathered over the years of Spark Performance and Physiotherapy. The 3 Beliefs of Back Pain: You Should Push Through Pain Settling For A...
What a common misconception I must dispel almost daily. I don’t know where the correlation was drawn to conclude growing old = pain. For those aging adults who continue to...
I must make a confession. Me, a physical therapist, hurt my back last weekend. Unlike what some may think, people in the healthcare field are not immune to aches, pains, and...
